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---- { | WINNETKA TALK A Weekly News-Magazine for Winnetka VOL. XIV, NO. ¥ WINNETKA, ILLINOIS, NOVEMBER 21, 1925 PRICE FIVE CENTS MAIL EARLY! PLEA TO CHRISTMAS SHOPPERS Postmaster Adams Announces There Will Be No Deliveries of Mail Christmas Day Shop now and mail early! Postmaster Elmer E. Adams sent forth that laconic request to Winnetka residents this week as he prepared to take care of the largest holiday busi- ness ever experienced in the local post office. Also, by way of a gentle hint to encourage early mailing, Mr. Adams announces that no postoffice in the United States will deliver nail on Christmas Day. In other words, if you want your gifts to reach their destination in time, get them off as early as possible or they may have to wait until after Christmas Day. By virtue of the decision of the Post Office department at Washing- ton, to have no deliveries on Christ- mas Day, postal employes will enjoy their first workless Christmas in the memory of oldest residents. Gives Mailing Hints Postmaster Adams accompanied his plea for early mailing with the fol- lowing hints concerning the prepara- tion and dispatching of gifts: The post office will make every ef- fort to handle the Christmas mails without delay, but owing to the large volume this can be done only with the cooperation of the public. Compliance with the following suggestions will greatly aid the post office and insure the prompt handling of your mail All parcels must be securely wrapped or packed. Use strong paper and heavy twine. Articles easily broken or crushed must be crated or securely wrapped. Use liberal quantities of excelsior, or like material, in, around, and be- tween the articles and the outside container. All articles easily broken or dam- aged must be marked fragile. All parcels of a perishable nature must be plainly marked "perishable." Articles likely to spoil within the time reasonable required for trans- portation and delivery will not be ac- cepted for mailing. Addresses should be complete, with the house number and name of street, post office box or rural route number. A return card should be placed in the unper left hand corner of every piece of mail. No parcel may be more than 84 inches in length and girth combined. + For delivery locally and in the first, second and third zones, 70 pounds is the maximum weight, in all other zones, 50 pounds. Christmas gifts and cards addressed to points within one day's travel should be mailed not later than De- cember 20; within two days' travel, not later than December 18; within three days' travel, not later than De- cember 16; for more distant points not later than December 14. Parcels for local delivery should be mailed not later than December 22, Parcels and envelopes may be in- dorsed "Please do not open until Christmas." The early mailing of Christmas cards is just as important as parcels. Millions of these cards, separate ana in envelopes, are mailed each Christ- mas, consequently, reat congestion and delay occurs in large post offices. 'therefore if you want your Christmas greetings to reach your relatives and friends, "mail early." Insure your par- cel post mail. The use of the 25 cent special han- dling stamp, in addition to the regular postage, on parcels to be mailed by parce: post, wiil expeaite the denver, All parcels containing this stamp will be handled the same as letter mai. Shop now and mall early, There will be no delivery f throughout the eal United States on Christmas day. Thanksgiving Preacher Winnetka's Union Thanksgiving services will be held in Christ church, Sheridan road and Humboldt avenue, Thursday morning, November 26 at Club for Working Girls Meets at 10:30 o'clock. The Rev. James Austin Richards, minister of the Winnetka Congregational church, will give the sermon and the choir of Christ church Rev. James Austin Richards will provide the program of music. Cooperating in the Thanksgiv- ing services will. be Christ church, the Winnetka Congregational church and the First Scandinavian Evangelical church. An offering will be taken to be directed into the funds of the United Charities of Chicago. The Union Thanksgiving serv- ice is virtually the only joint gath- ering of the different Protestant church organizations during the vear and has always attracted a large attendance. Next Thurs- day's observance is expected to be of especial interest, also, in view of the fact that Mr. Richards enjoys such a wide acquaintance in the community and is counted one of the most popular speakers on the north shore. A Thanksgiv- ing sermon by him seems doubly appropriate since he brings to Winnetka a touch of the genuine New England feeling, the "stern and rockbound coast" encountered by the Pilgrim Fathers being quite as familiar to him as is his home in the Middle West. ards' subject will be, "The Unnamed Best." following numbers at the service: "Te Deum in C," Lutkin; Mr. Rich- The Christ choir will sing the Anthem--"O Lord, Our Governor, How Excellent Is Thy Name," Gadsby. Call Church People to Confer Regarding Associate Minister An exceptionally important meeting of the Winnetka Congregational church will be held Monday evening, November 23, at the church at 8:30 o'clock. At this meeting the commit. tee, which has been working for the last six months seeking an associate minister to add to the present church staff, will report that it has found just the right man and has reason to believe that the man can be obtained. Leaders in the church have been feeling for a long time that the growth of the village and the expansion of the church life created responsibilities which the church cannot adequately discharge without finding another minister to supplement the work now being done by Mr. Richards and Dr. Davies. All this will be explained again at the meeting Monday night and a full statement will be made con- cerning the work it is expected that the new minister will do. The hour is put at 8:30 o'clock in order to allow Mr. Richards to get home from his preaching appointment tomorrow in the East. FIND FLORIDA O. K. Dr. and Mrs. Delbert Poff, who left for Florida several weeks ago, re- port the southern climate at this sea- son is all that the most optimistic boosters say for it. They are now located at Kissimmee, Fla. During Dr. Poff's absence his dental practice is in the hands of Dr. A. J. Bushey. News pertaining to women's clubs and social group activities may be found on pages 17, 18 and 19. Czecho-Slovakian Artists to Appear Before Local Club The Czecho-Slovakian society of Winnetka is to be entertained by two well known Chicago artists Wednesday evening, November 25, at the Com- munity House. Miss Marion Lychenheim, pianiste, who returned recently from abroad, found Czecho-Slovakie one of the most interesting places she visited, and brings with her music from there. Harry Gillman, violinist, is a pupil of that fine master Sevcik and there- fore he too finds Czecho-Slovakian music very close to his heart and prom- ises to confine the evening to such composers as Dvorak, Kuh, Smetana and the other Bohemian masters. Dr. Thorvald Lyngholm of Hubbard Woods, who made Prague his head- quarters while he conducted child wel- fare work in central Europe, is spon- soring the musicale. HOME FOR THANKSGIVING The William C. Boydens will return to their home in Winnetka for Thanks- giving and will be hosts at a family dinner. They are spending the winter in the apartment they have taken in Chicago. EARLY DEADLINE! In view of the Thanksgiving holiday next week all advertising and news copy must be in the offices of WinnNETrkA TALK not later than Wednesday noon, November 25, to insure publication in the current issue of WINNETKA TALK. The offices of the TaLk will be closed all day on Thanksgiving. 'URGE GIRLS TO JOIN "FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE" Community House; Fore- sees Good Year "Friendship Circle" has begun an- other year in Community House, and it promises to be one of the most successful the club has ever had. It is meeting, as usual, each Tuesday eve- ning in Community House. This is a club for girls working in Winnetka homes, and is under the leadership of Mrs. Arthur F. Sterrett. The girls meet at 8:30 o'clock for a period of gymnasium work under the instruction of Miss Elizabeth Kirschner. There are games, dancing, and gymnasium activities of various kinds. After this, they go into the Neighborhood room, and have a social club hour together. This program varies. Sometimes there are social parties, with games 'and fun; sometimes it is a special program, given by some talented friend of Com- munity House. Sometimes there are stunts, plays, a musical hour, a bunco party, or a darce. But more than all this, is the friendly, happy spirit of this group, which runs through all these evenings together, and makes for good times. Many a girl, after she has be- come acquainted with this group, has lost her lonely feelings, and found friends here. Elect Officers Last Tuesday evening the new of- ficers for the vear were elected, and they are enthusiastically planning some delightful meetings. Those elected are: Marguerite Steele, president; Louise Brandt, vice-president; Hattie Lundien, treasurer; Julie Ohe, secre- tary; Katherine Gomerman, social chairman; Ida Kettleson, publicity committee: Mabel Ruder, reception committee. The girls are planning party for December 8. Many girls working in Winnetka homes are strangers here and would like to become acquainted with other girls. To all such, the girls of "Friend- ship Circle" extend a very cordial in- vitation to come and join this group. Like to Sing? Line up With New Glee Club! One of the most promising of the newer organizations now housed in Community House is the Hubbard Woods Glee club. Dr. Thorvald Lyng- holm, who is president of the organiza- tion, announces a few vacancies in the club for those who like to sing--more tenor voices are needed. Eligibility to charter membership in the club terminates January 1, it is stated, and it appears as though Mr. Gunn, the musical director, will have accumulated a rare collection of har- mony by that time. Charles Burkitt Co. . Gets Walk Contract Charles Burkitt and company, 746 Elm street, cement contractors, this week received the #ward of contract to construct sidewalks on Fernleaf avenue and Clover road, Wilmette. The award was made by the Wilmette Village board. ge a Bunco